What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Deadbolt.com, Aerowheel.com, Extraction.ca• An investor's portfolio is appraised: ColoradoDivorce.com, SportsUniforms.com, AffordableStorage.com...• Get your bids in soon for DirectLoan.com, SpyToys.com, GuitarShop.com...• A surprising result when a Sherpa summits the mountain in the "Name [...] Continue reading →

Abstract: This article evaluates the performance of the special private tribunals or panels such as the UDRP which have been developed within complicated systems of self- and co-regulation such as ICANN to decide disputes over domain names. It uses two different dispute resolution models viz. the UDRP (WIPO) and the Danish Complaints Board for Internet [...] Continue reading →

Within basic marketing principles there is a marketing concept called marketing mix. The marketing mix is the combination of four factors, known as the “four Ps,” that make up an organization’s strategic marketing program. The “four Ps” include product, promotion, pricing, and physical distribution, which can also be called “placement” or “place.”... [...] Continue reading →

Welcome to the Recap! My comments are in bold. GoDaddy GardenAngels.com Angels are one of our best selling statues for the garden. But of course there are other uses for the name as well. i.e. anything that helps in the garden GardenAngels.com: $787 I Just have busts of myself in my garden. Its glorious. MyFitClub.com [...] Continue reading →

ICA Counsel Philip Corwin told ICANN’s Board of Directors that they needed to take responsibility, fully review, and “own” the recent decision by Global Domains Division (GDD) staff to try to insert Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) in legacy gTLD contracts up for renewal – and that any further alterations of the URS and other rights [...] Continue reading →

Bidding on domain names in public – or private – auctions, is a process that requires certain elements to be present, as part of a successful strategy. To begin with, domains that are promoted extensively or prominently, most often don’t fall in the “great deal” category. They are simply chosen per the interest of their [...] Continue reading →

Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips DeskLine.com recently sold for 10,000 USD at Sedo, vs 379 USD on 2015-06-01 at NameJet. This is what we all dream of….pick up a name for a few hundred at NameJet, then an end user buys [...] Continue reading →